Interbeing on deep ecology

Interbeing on deep ecologyhttps://www.deepecology.net/tags/interbeing/Recent content in Interbeing on deep ecologyHugoen-auSun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000The Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is our motherhttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-earth-is-our-mother-thich-nhat-hanh/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-earth-is-our-mother-thich-nhat-hanh/<blockquote> <p>The Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is our mother.</p></blockquote>We are here to awaken from our illusion of separatenesshttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-awaken-from-illusion-of-separateness-thich-nhat-hanh/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-awaken-from-illusion-of-separateness-thich-nhat-hanh/<blockquote> <p>We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.</p></blockquote>We inter-are with the rain forests, the water table, and the atmospherehttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-inter-are-with-the-rain-forests-thich-nhat-hanh/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-inter-are-with-the-rain-forests-thich-nhat-hanh/<blockquote> <p>We inter-are with the rain forests, the water table, and the atmosphere.</p></blockquote>Please Call Me by My True Nameshttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-please-call-me-by-my-true-names-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-please-call-me-by-my-true-names-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“Please call me by my true names, \ so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once, \ so I can see that my joy and pain are one.” - Thich Nhat Hanh</p>Profile: Thich Nhat Hanhhttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/thich-nhat-hanh/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/profile_image_thich_nhat_hanh.jpg" alt="Thich Nhat Hanh portrait photograph" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p>Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022) was a Vietnamese Zen master, poet, and peace activist whose teachings on “Interbeing” examined the interconnectedness of all phenomena. His development of “Engaged Buddhism” integrated contemplative practice with social and environmental action.</p> <p>During the Vietnam War, Thich Nhat Hanh worked with war refugees and advocated for peace, leading to decades of exile. He established Plum Village in France, which became one of the most visited monasteries in the West. His “School for Youth and Social Services” helped rebuild villages bombed during the war and later became the Order of Interbeing, a worldwide lay practice community.</p>Quote: Joanna Macy; "All the world’s systems are interconnected; nothing exists in isolation."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-all-the-worlds-systems-are-interconnected-joanna-macy/Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-all-the-worlds-systems-are-interconnected-joanna-macy/<p>“All the world’s systems are interconnected; nothing exists in isolation.”<br> – Joanna Macy</p> <p>Source: <em>World as Lover, World as Self</em> (1991)</p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "the Earth is in you, you are the Earth..."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-in-you-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-in-you-thich-nhat-hanh/<p><em>“When you wake up and see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is in you, you are the Earth, you touch the nature of interbeing”</em> - Thich Nhat Hanh</p> <p>This powerful quote from Thich Nhat Hanh comes from an interview he gave with Joe Confino from the guardian in 2011. To watch the full video see <a href="https://gaiaforest.org/news/2024/08/2024-08-23-video-thich-nhat-hanh-on-the-insight-of-interbeing/">Video: Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh – “Awakening to interbeing”</a></p>Quote: Joanna Macy; "All life is interdependent; we cannot survive without the web of relationships that sustain us."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-all-life-is-interdependent-joanna-macy/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/joanna-macy/quote-all-life-is-interdependent-joanna-macy/<p>“All life is interdependent; we cannot survive without the web of relationships that sustain us.”</p> <p>– Joanna Macy</p> <p>Source: Coming Back to Life, 1998</p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "The Earth is not just our environment. We are the Earth and we are always carrying her within us. We need to wake up and realize that the Earth and we are one."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-not-just-our-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-the-earth-is-not-just-our-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“The Earth is not just our environment. We are the Earth and we are always carrying her within us. We need to wake up and realize that the Earth and we are one.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Love Letter to the Earth (2013)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness. When we realize that everything we do affects the whole, love and responsibility arise naturally."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-are-here-to-awaken-from-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-are-here-to-awaken-from-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness. When we realize that everything we do affects the whole, love and responsibility arise naturally.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you do not blame the lettuce. In the same way, do not blame yourself or others. Nourish conditions for growth."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-you-plant-lettuce-if-it-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-when-you-plant-lettuce-if-it-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you do not blame the lettuce. In the same way, do not blame yourself or others. Nourish conditions for growth.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Peace Is Every Step (1992)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; "You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. When you are mindful of the Earth, you are mindful of yourself."https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-you-carry-mother-earth-within-you-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-you-carry-mother-earth-within-you-thich-nhat-hanh/<p>“You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. When you are mindful of the Earth, you are mindful of yourself.”</p> <ul> <li>Thich Nhat Hanh</li> </ul> <p>Source: <em>Love Letter to the Earth (2013)</em></p>Quote: Thich Nhat Hanh; “we need to wake up. Wake up to see, to understand, to love, and to treasure.”https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-need-to-wake-up-thich-nhat-hanh/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/quotes/thich-nhat-hanh/quote-we-need-to-wake-up-thich-nhat-hanh/<p><em>“It is only that tiny planet with its shades of blue and white that is our home, that welcomes us. We are living in our home, but we do not treasure it and the time we have to live on it. The images the astronauts sent back are a bell of mindfulness. Seeing those images is like hearing the sound of the bell, we need to wake up. Wake up to see, to understand, to love, and to treasure.”</em>- Thich Nhat Hanh</p>Essay: Buddha touched the Earth – By John Seedhttps://www.deepecology.net/posts/essays/essay-buddha-touched-the-earth-seed/Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/essays/essay-buddha-touched-the-earth-seed/<p>An Exploration of Engaged BuddhismBy John Seed</p> <p>(See below for an embedded pdf version with illustrations)</p> <p>Buddha Touched the Earth is the title of a new workshop facilitated by William James, Lisa Siegel and I that was first held at North Farm near Bellingen in northern New South Wales, Australia Feb 7-10 2012.</p> <p>The workshop brought together Buddhist meditation with experiential deep ecology processes. Mornings were spent in silence, yoga, sitting and walking meditation. Afternoons and evenings consisted of experiential deep ecology processes as devised by Joanna Macy, myself and others.</p>